Antisemitism
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Alums for Campus Fairness said that Students for Justice in Palestine’s “history of activism often goes far beyond legitimate criticism of Israel, descending into outright anti-Semitism.”
Tanya Cohen said “the guy was definitely trying to pick a fight with a Jew. We are in 2021. This shouldn’t be happening anymore. In 2021, there is no room for anti-Semitism.”
“We trust that our law-enforcement partners will investigate these matters diligently and do everything possible to apprehend the perpetrators,” said B’nai Brith Canada CEO Michael Mostyn.
“There is no room for anti-Semitic hate in Canada, or anywhere, and certainly not in a democratic electoral process,” tweeted Irwin Colter, founder and chair of the Raoul Wallenberg Centre for Human Rights.
Jenny Manson confirmed in an email that she was issued a “notice of investigation” by the British Labour Party for comments made on TV.
Data gathered by the Executive Council of Australian Jewry showed that the number of anti-Semitic abuses reported this year has already matched the total number of incidents from 2020.
“I always tell people, cutting people off from water is violence,” she said, “and they do it from Gaza to Detroit. And it’s a way to control people, to oppress people,” said Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.).
Graham Hart, 69, previously pleaded guilty to eight counts of producing a “program in service with intent or likely to stir up racial hatred.”
“He is an observant Jew; he’s done the job before; he has a quiet competence, even in the face of a lot of noise that comes up from time to time,” said Jarrod Bernstein, who held the liaison’s position in the Obama administration.
“What we need are initiatives that bring young people together, not a preacher who promotes extreme hate and incites religious violence,” said Shimon Koffler Fogel, president and CEO of the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs.
Chanan Weissman, 37, currently director of technology and democracy at the National Security Council, has held the job before.
The charges against Alix Dure, 18, include second-degree robbery, criminal possession of stolen property, attempted assault, menacing and harassment.
